Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Aug 20 Jules laforgue: French poet (b. 1860)  

Aug 27 Wilhelm volkmar: Composer,  

Sep 14 Friedrich t vischer: German philosopher/writer (auch einer),  

Sep 29 Bernhard von langenbeck: German surgeon (b. 1810)  

Oct 07 George james webb: Composer,  

Oct 17 Gustav r kirchhoff: German physicist (spectroscopy),  

Oct 31 George alexander macfarren: Composer,  

Nov 02 Jenny lind: [swedish nightingale], soprano,  

Nov 08 Doc holliday: American gambler and gunfighter (b. 1851)  

Nov 11 Haymarket defenda: Haymarket defenda  

Nov 18 Eduard marxsen: Composer,  

Nov 19 Emma lazarus: Us poet ("give us your tired & poor"),  

Nov 20 Louis gallait: Belgian painter (egmont & receiver),  

Nov 25 Johann j bachofen: Swiss historic rights,  

Dec 01 Albertus j duymaer van twist: Gov-gen of dutch-in  

Dec 05 Eliza roxcy snow: American poet (b. 1804)  

Dec 09 Mahmadu lamine: Senegalese marabout and military leader  

Dec 26 Jules francois blasini: Curacaos pianist/composer,  

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Jan 01 Wilhelm canaris: German admiral/head german military intelligence  

Jan 03 Helen parkhurst: Us educator (education on the dalton plan)  

Jan 03 August macke: German painter  

Jan 10 Robinson jeffers: Us, poet/playwright (tamar & other poems, medea)  

Jan 11 Aldo leopold: Founder (wilderness society)  

Jan 13 George gurdjieff: Armenian-greek mystic  

Jan 16 John hamilton: Penn, actor (perry white-superman)  

Jan 17 Ola raknes: Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist